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  1. Mar 11, 2015 · Scientists have recorded five significant ice ages throughout the Earth’s history: the Huronian (2.4-2.1 billion years ago), Cryogenian (850-635 million years ago), Andean-Saharan (460-430...

  2. Jul 5, 2024 · ice age, any geologic period during which thick ice sheets cover vast areas of land. Such periods of large-scale glaciation may last several million years and drastically reshape surface features of entire continents. A number of major ice ages have occurred throughout Earth history.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ice_AgeIce Age - Wikipedia

    Science. Last Glacial Period, the most recent glacial period (115,000 to 11,700 years ago) Late Cenozoic Ice Age, the geologic period of the last 33.9 million years. Little Ice Age, a period of relative cold in certain regions from roughly 1450–1480.

  4. The LGP is often colloquially referred to as the "last ice age", though the term ice age is not strictly defined, and on a longer geological perspective, the last few million years could be termed a single ice age given the continual presence of ice sheets near both poles.

  5. www.imdb.com › title › tt0268380Ice Age (2002) - IMDb

    Mar 27, 2002 · Ice Age: Directed by Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha. With Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Goran Visnjic. Manny the mammoth, Sid the loquacious sloth, and Diego the sabre-toothed tiger go on a comical quest to return a human baby back to his father, across a world on the brink of an ice age.

  6. Jul 15, 2021 · The most recent ice age peaked between 24,000 and 21,000 years ago, when vast ice sheets covered North America and northern Europe, and mountain ranges like Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro and...

  7. May 24, 2017 · An Ice Age is a period in which the earth's climate is colder than normal, with ice sheets capping the poles and glaciers dominating higher altitudes. Within an ice age, there are varying pulses of colder and warmer climatic conditions, known as 'glacials' and 'interglacials'.

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